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* Change to how locations are passed around, for the sake of generationalKaz Kylheku2014-03-291-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GC. The issue being solved here is the accuracy of the gc_set function. The existing impelmentation is too conservative. It has no generation information about the memory location being stored, and so it assumes the worst: that it is a location in the middle of a gen 1 object. This is sub-optimal, creating unacceptable pressure against the checkobj array and, worse, as a consequence causing unreachable gen 0 objects to be tenured into gen 1. To solve this problem, we replace "val *" pointers with a structure of type "loc" which keeps track of the object too, which lets us discover the generation. I tried another approach: using just a pointer with a bitfield indicating the generation. This turned out to have a serious issue: such a bitfield goes stale when the object is moved to a different generation. The object holding the memory location is in gen 1, but the annotated pointer still indicates gen 0. The gc_set function then makes the wrong decision, and premature reclamation takes place. * combi.c (perm_init_common, comb_gen_fun_common, rcomb_gen_fun_common, rcomb_list_gen_fun): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation. * debug.c (debug): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation. Avoid loc variable name. * eval.c (env_fbind, env_fbind): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation. (lookup_var_l, dwim_loc): Return loc type and update to new interfaces. (apply_frob_args, op_modplace, op_dohash, transform_op, mapcarv, mappendv, repeat_infinite_func, repeat_times_func): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation. * eval.h (lookup_var_l): Declaration updated. * filter.c (trie_add, trie_compress, trie_compress_intrinsic, * build_filter, built_filter_from_list, filter_init): Update to new * interfaces. * gc.c (gc_set): Rewritten to use loc type which provides the exact generation. We do not need the in_malloc_range hack any more, since we have the backpointer to the object. (gc_push): Take loc rather than raw pointer. * gc.h (gc_set, gc_push): Declarations updated. * hash.c (struct hash): The acons* functions use loc instead of val * now. (hash_equal_op, copy_hash, gethash_c, inhash, gethash_n, pushhash, Change to how locations are passed around, for the sake of generational GC. The issue being solved here is the accuracy of the gc_set function. The existing impelmentation is too conservative. It has no generation information about the memory location being stored, and so it assumes the worst: that it is a location in the middle of a gen 1 object. This is sub-optimal, creating unacceptable pressure against the checkobj array and, worse, as a consequence causing unreachable gen 0 objects to be tenured into gen 1. To solve this problem, we replace "val *" pointers with a structure of type "loc" which keeps track of the object too, which lets us discover the generation. I tried another approach: using just a pointer with a bitfield indicating the generation. This turned out to have a serious issue: such a bitfield goes stale when the object is moved to a different generation. The object holding the memory location is in gen 1, but the annotated pointer still indicates gen 0. The gc_set function then makes the wrong decision, and premature reclamation takes place. * combi.c (perm_init_common, comb_gen_fun_common, rcomb_gen_fun_common, rcomb_list_gen_fun): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation. * debug.c (debug): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation. Avoid loc variable name. * eval.c (env_fbind, env_fbind): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation. (lookup_var_l, dwim_loc): Return loc type and update to new interfaces. (apply_frob_args, op_modplace, op_dohash, transform_op, mapcarv, mappendv, repeat_infinite_func, repeat_times_func): Update to new interfaces for managing mutation. * eval.h (lookup_var_l): Declaration updated. * filter.c (trie_add, trie_compress, trie_compress_intrinsic, * build_filter, built_filter_from_list, filter_init): Update to new * interfaces. * gc.c (gc_set): Rewritten to use loc type which provides the exact generation. We do not need the in_malloc_range hack any more, since we have the backpointer to the object. (gc_push): Take loc rather than raw pointer. * gc.h (gc_set, gc_push): Declarations updated. * hash.c (struct hash): The acons* functions use loc instead of val * now. (hash_equal_op, copy_hash, gethash_c, inhash, gethash_n, pushhash,
* On platforms with sigaltstack, TXR programs can now catch theKaz Kylheku2014-03-131-0/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | segmentation fault that occurs when running out of stack space, and escape by throwing an exception. Also, bugfix: save and restore the gc enable/disable state. Without this, if we are ever running cod in a gc disabled state and it jumps out, gc stays disabled. * configure: added check for sigaltstack. * gc.h (gc_enabled): Declaration added for existing variable. * signal.c (is_cpu_exception): New static function. (sig_handler): For cpu_exception type signals that pertain to the execution of some instruction, turn on async_sig_enabled, so that the signal is not deferred. Otherwise we will just return without calling the user-defined handler, restart the instruction and get into a loop. Also, disable gc around the handler just in case. One issue is that we might be on an alternate stack, which gc won't like. (setup_alt_stack, teardown_alt_stack): New static functions. (set_sig_handler): If we have sigaltstack, and are asked to set up a SEGV handler, then set it up on the alternate stack. * signal.h (extended_jmp_buf): Adding new member, gc. (extended_setjmp, extended_longjmp): use gc member to save and restore the gc_enable state across setjmp and longjmp.
* Export break_obj.Kaz Kylheku2014-02-011-0/+4
| | | | | | | * gc.c (break_obj): Change to external linkage. (mark): Use t variable instead of re-evaluating obj->t.type. * gc.h (break_obj): Declared.
* First cut at signal handling support.Kaz Kylheku2013-12-121-1/+0
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Makefile (OBJS-y): Include signal.o if have_posix_sigs is "y". * configure (have_posix_sigs): New variable, set by detecting POSIX signal stuff. * dep.mk: Regenerated. * arith.c, debug.c, eval.c, filter.c, hash.c, match.c, parser.y, parser.l, rand.c, regex.c, syslog.c, txr.c, utf8.c: Include new signal.h header, now required by unwind, and the <signal.h> system header. * eval.c (exit_wrap): New function. (eval_init): New functions registered as intrinsics: exit_wrap, set_sig_handler, get_sig_handler, sig_check. * gc.c (release): Unused functions removed. * gc.h (release): Declaration removed. * lib.c (init): Call sig_init. * stream.c (set_putc, se_getc, se_fflush): New static functions. (stdio_put_char_callback, stdio_get_char_callback, stdio_put_byte, stdio_flush, stdio_get_byte): Use new functions to enable signals when blocked on I/O. (tail_strategy): Allow signals across sleep. (pipev_close): Allow signals across waitpid. (se_pclose): New static function. (pipe_close): Use new function to enable signals across pclose. * unwind.c (uw_unwind_to_exit_point): use extended_longjmp instead of longjmp. * unwind.h (struct uw_block, struct uw_catch): jb member changes from jmp_buf to extended_jmp_buf. (uw_block_begin, uw_simple_catch_begin, uw_catch_begin): Use extended_setjmp instead of setjmp. * signal.c: New file. * signal.h: New file.
* Bumping copyrights to 2014 and expressing them as year ranges.Kaz Kylheku2013-12-101-1/+1
| | | | Fixing some errors in copyright comments.
* Bunch of fixes.Kaz Kylheku2012-04-051-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * gc.c (gc_mutated): Return the value. * gc.h (gc_mutated): Declaration updated. * hash.c (remhash): Fix unsafe assignment to use set macro. * lib.c (sort): Fix wrong use of mut macro on the list before it is sorted rather than after. * lib.h (mut): Trivial version of macro updated to return argument. * unwind.c (uw_init): The toplevel environment's match_context should be gc_protected. Though this is probably not used, which is why it has not been a problem.
* * eval.c (op_modplace): push replaced with mpush (mutating push).Kaz Kylheku2012-04-031-0/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * gc.c (gc_push): New function. * gc.h (gc_push): Declared. * hash.c (pushhash): Use mpush. * lib.c (push): Reverted to unsafe operation. TODO comment replaced with warning. (lazy_flatten_scan): push occurence commented as safe. (lazy_stream_func): Unsafe push replaced with mpush. * lib.h (mpush): New macro.
* * configure: Support a gen-gc configuration variable whichKaz Kylheku2012-04-031-0/+8
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | causes CONFIG_GEN_GC to be defined as 1 in config.h. * eval.c (op_defvar, dwim_loc, op_modplace, transform_op): Handle mutating assignments via set macro. (op_dohash): Inform gc about mutated variables. TODO here. * filter.c (trie_add, trie_compress): Handle mutating assignments via set macro. * gc.c (BACKPTR_VEC_SIZE, FULL_GC_INTERVAL): New preprocessor symbols. (backptr, backptr_idx, partial_gc_count, full): New static variables. (make_obj): Initialize generation to zero. (gc): Added logic for deciding between full and partial gc. (gc_set, gc_mutated): New functions. * gc.h (gc_set, gc_mutated): Declared. * hash.c (hash_mark): Changed useless use of vecref_l to vecref. (gethash_f): Use set when assigning through *found since it is a possible mutation. * lib.c (car_l, cdr_l, vecref_l): Got rid of loc macro uses. Using the value properly is going to be the caller's responsibility. (push): push may be a mutation, so use set. (intern): Uset set to mutate a hash entry. (acons_new_l, aconsq_new_l): Use set when replacing *list. * lib.h (PTR_BIT): New preprocessor symbol. (obj_common): New macro for defining common object fields. type_t is split into two bitfields, half a pointer wide, allowing for generation to be represented. (struct any, struct cons, struct string, struct sym, struct package, struct func, struct vec, struct lazy_cons, struct cobj, struct env, struct bignum, struct flonum): Use obj_common macro to defined common fields. (loc): Macro removed. (set, mut): Macros conditionally defined for real functionality. (list_collect, list_collect_nconc, list_collect_append): Replace mutating operations with set. * match.c (dest_set, v_cat, v_output, v_filter): Replace mutating operations with set. * stream.c (string_in_get_line, string_in_get_char, strlist_out_put_string, strlist_out_put_char): Replace mutating operations with set. * unwind.c (uw_register_subtype): Replace mutating operation with set.
* * arith.c: Updated copyright year.Kaz Kylheku2012-02-251-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * arith.h: Likewise. * debug.c: Added copyright header. * debug.h: Updated copyright year. * eval.c: Likewise. * eval.h: Likewise. * filter.c: Likewise. * filter.h: Likewise. * gc.c: Likewise. * gc.h: Likewise. * hash.c: Likewise. * hash.h: Likewise. * lib.c: Likewise. * lib.h: Likewise. * match.c: Likewise. * match.h: Likewise. * parser.h: Likewise. * regex.c: Likewise. * regex.h: Likewise. * stream.c: Likewise. * stream.h: Likewise. * txr.c: Likewise, and e-mail address. * txr.h: Updated copyright year. * unwind.c: Likewise. * unwind.h: Likewise.
* * LICENSE, Makefile, configure, filter.c, filter.h, gc.c, gc.h, hash.c,Kaz Kylheku2011-10-041-1/+1
| | | | | | hash.h, lib.c, lib.h, match.c, match.h, parser.h, parser.l, parser.y, regex.c, regex.h, stream.c, stream.h, txr.1, txr.c, txr.h, unwind.c, unwind.h, utf8.c, utf8.h: Updated e-mail address.
* * LICENSE, Makefile, configure, gc.c, gc.h, hash.c, hash.h, lib.c,Kaz Kylheku2011-09-231-1/+1
| | | | | | lib.h, match.c, match.h, parser.h, parser.l, parser.y, regex.c, regex.h, stream.c, stream.h, txr.1, txr.c, txr.h, unwind.c, unwind.h, utf8.c, utf8.h: Updated copyright year.
* Bump copyrights to 2010.Kaz Kylheku2010-10-051-1/+1
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* Fixing weak hash tables.Kaz Kylheku2010-01-251-0/+2
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* Fix for unbounded memory growth problem reproduced with GCC 4.4.1Kaz Kylheku2010-01-211-0/+2
| | | | | | on 32 bit x86 Fedora. This happens because the lazy list variable ``data'' in the match_files function is optimized to a register, but a stale value of that variable persists in the backing storage.
* Code cleanup. All private functions static. Private stuffKaz Kylheku2009-11-281-0/+1
| | | | in regex module not exposed in header. Etc.
* Changing ``obj_t *'' occurences to a ``val'' typedef. (Ideally,Kaz Kylheku2009-11-201-8/+8
| | | | | we wouldn't have to declare object variables at all, so why use an obtuse syntax to do so?)
* First cut at hash tables. One known problem is allocation during gc,Kaz Kylheku2009-11-091-0/+1
| | | | due to use of boxed numbers for vector access.
* txr-015 2009-10-15txr-015Kaz Kylheku2017-07-311-3/+1
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* txr-013 2009-09-30txr-013Kaz Kylheku2017-07-311-1/+1
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* txr-011 2009-09-25txr-011Kaz Kylheku2017-07-311-0/+36